Backcourt: Back third of the court, in the area of the back boundary lines.

Backhand: The stroke used to return shuttles hit to the left of a right-handed player and to the right of a left-handed player.

Base position: The location in the centre of the court to which a singles player tries to return after each shot; also called “centre position”.

Baseline: The back boundary line at each end of the court, parallel to the net.

Centre line: A line perpendicular to the net that separates the left and right service courts.

Clear: A shot hit deep into the opponent’s court.

Doubles: A game where a team of two players play against another team of two.

Doubles sideline: The side boundary of a doubles court.

Drive: A fast and low shot that makes a horizontal flight over the net.

Drop shot: A shot hit softly and with finesse to fall rapidly and close to the net in the opponent’s court.

Fault: A violation of the playing rules.

Feint: Any deceptive movement that disconcerts an opponent before or during the serve; also called a “balk”.

Flick: A quick wrist-and-forearm rotation used to surprise an opponent by changing an apparently soft shot into a faster passing shot.

Forecourt: The front third of the court, between the net and the short service line.

Forehand: The stroke used to return a ball hit to the right of a right-handed player and to the left of a left-handed player.

Game: The part of a set completed when one player or side has scored enough points to win a single contest.

Hairpin net shot: A shot made from below and very close to the net and causing the shuttle to rise, just clear the net, then drop sharply down the other side so that the flight of the shuttlecock resembles the shape of a hairpin.

Let: A minor violation of the rules allowing a rally to be replayed.

Long Service Line: In singles, the back boundary line. In doubles a line 2-1/2 feet inside the back boundary line. The serve may not go past this line.

Match: A series of games to determine a winner.

Mid court: The middle third of the court, halfway between the net and the back boundary line.

Net shot: A shot hit from the forecourt that just clears the net and drops sharply.

Passing shot: A shot which passes the opposing player or team.

Push shot: A gentle shot played by pushing the shuttlecock with a little wrist motion.

Rally: The exchange of shots that decides each point.

Serve: The stroke used to put the shuttlecock into play at the start of each rally; also called a “service”.

Service court: The area into which a service must be delivered. Different for singles and doubles.

Set: To choose to extend a game beyond its normal ending score if the score is tied with one point to go.

Short service line: The front line of the service courts 1.98 meters from the net. Singles: A game where one player plays against another player.

Singles sideline: The side boundary of a singles court.

Smash: A hard-hit overhead shot that forces the shuttle sharply downwards into the opponent’s court.

Wood shot: A legal shot in which the shuttle hits the frame of the racket.

Thomas cup: men’s world team badminton championship. it was first proposed by England’s Sir George Thomas Bart (1939).

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Badminton is the fastest racquet sport in the world. To be good at badminton sports you need to be quick on your feet and really agile. It provides a great cardio workout and demands high fitness and stamina levels. There is no substitute for long hours of practice and single minded dedication. Proper guidance and rigorous court work can help you improve your techniques and make your game better.

The first thing that you need to take care of is your grip – the way you hold the racquet. It is the base groundwork of playing badminton sports. Holding the racquet wrongly can reduce the power behind your strokes, which can be a major disadvantage. It will also limit the range of shots you can play and hence you might not enjoy the game itself. There are two basic types of grips in badminton sports – the forehand grip and the backhand grip.

Good footwork is a skill that you need to excel in to be a winner in badminton sports. Good footwork will help you get to stray shots while maintaining your balance and dodge your opponent. Jump, skip, bounce, shuffle, glide, lunge are some of the things you need to do on a badminton court. Adjust your base position according to the strengths and weaknesses of you and your opponent.

A well timed and well placed serve is the most effective arrow in your quiver when playing badminton. Mastering various types of serves – high serve, flick serve, low serve and drive serve is important to improve your game.

After the serves comes the clears – most crucial of all the badminton strokes that can be played overhead or underarm. They can be played on both forehand and backhand sides. Practicing your clears can improve your game to a great extent.

Badminton drop shots are delicate shots which when played with the right placement and timing can ensure you an upper hand in the game. They can be played on backhand as well as forehand sides too. The idea is to force the opponent to move to the front court so that the mid court and the back court remain free. Drop shots in badminton sports are of two types – slow drop shot and fast drop shot.

A well executed smash shot is the deadliest weapon that you can use on a badminton court. The power, speed, angle and trajectory of a smash shot will determine how difficult it is for your opponent to recover. A smash shot hit towards the downward direction with optimum force is ideal.

Drives are shots which cross over the net flatly in a horizontal trajectory. Drives are attacking shots that are used when the shuttlecock is too low for you to hit a smash. These shots can be played straight down the court or diagonally. They are used more in doubles games, where it is advisable to keep the shuttlecock at a low height.

Badminton net play is an important area of the game which requires great amount of refinement. These are delicate shots which involve a sudden change of the angle of the racquet to confuse your opponent. Net shots are of three types – net shot, net kill and net lift.

I never really started to see results in my Badminton coaching until I realized the importance of having goals.

Unconscious Direction / Setting Goals Correctly

The only problem with goal-setting is that it always seems like such a chore, and because the results are so gradual it never seems like it is doing any good.But I was concerned with what was going to make long-term differences to my success in Badminton coaching, and am glad that I attended to this basic principle quite early on.You must have goals.

Unconscious Direction

Goals give your mind something to focus on, but more importantly it gives you unconscious direction.Let me explain.The vast majority of everything that you do on court is governed by your subconscious.The subconscious is the part of your brain that you do not have direct access to, but it is the part that you need to influence to make real change in your game.

How do you do that?

By repetition, which is where having a well-defined goal comes in.Anything that seeps into your subconscious has to go through the conscious mind, and it has to go and knock on the conscious mind’s door a number of times before it get let in!So by defining your goal, writing it down, you are getting a consistent message to your conscious mind, and because it is consistent, that message will eventually seep down into your subconscious.And when it is down there, without you knowing it, your actions will lead you towards that goal.Because if goal-setting only worked on the conscious level, we would all set a goal and then go out and achieve it.But of course it doesn’t quite happen that way!

Setting Goals Correctly

Once you know that you don’t just ‘want to play a bit better’, but that you wanted to be the best player in the club/state/nation by a specific date, all of your energies should then be focused on achieving that.And, though it might seem quite impossible at that time, you will reach that particular goal

KNOWING YOUR GOAL

I never really started to see results in my Badminton coaching until I realized the importance of having goals. Unconscious Direction / Setting Goals Correctly

The only problem with goal-setting is that it always seems like such a chore, and because the results are so gradual it never seems like it is doing any good.But I was concerned with what was going to make long-term differences to my success in Badminton coaching, and am glad that I attended to this basic principle quite early on.

You must have goals.

Unconscious Direction Goals give your mind something to focus on, but more importantly it gives you unconscious direction.Let me explain.The vast majority of everything that you do on court is governed by your subconscious.The subconscious is the part of your brain that you do not have direct access to, but it is the part that you need to influence to make real change in your game.

How do you do that?

By repetition, which is where having a well-defined goal comes in.Anything that seeps into your subconscious has to go through the conscious mind, and it has to go and knock on the conscious mind’s door a number of times before it get let in!

So by defining your goal, writing it down, you are getting a consistent message to your conscious mind, and because it is consistent, that message will eventually seep down into your subconscious.And when it is down there, without you knowing it, your actions will lead you towards that goal.

Because if goal-setting only worked on the conscious level, we would all set a goal and then go out and achieve it.But of course it doesn’t quite happen that way!

Setting Goals Correctly Once you know that you don’t just ‘want to play a bit better’, but that you wanted to be the best player in the club/state/nation by a specific date, all of your energies should then be focused on achieving that.And, though it might seem quite impossible at that time, you will reach that particular goal.

Playing great in practice, but lousy in tournament matches or competition

Practicing hard but getting no payback

Injuries or illnesses occurring just before tournament matches

Anger problems, racquet smashing, tanking matches etc.

Slumps in form

Regularly recurring problems on the court

Concentration and technical problems

Doubts, fears, worries and anxiety, worrying about what others think

Inconsistency in matches

Overly worrying about the “uncontrollable” such as which opponent you will be drawn to play.

The main reason for this is because your mind controls your body – not the other way around, and so most problems in tennis are simply due to the mind being untrained to perform correctly.

Self-sabotage is a common problem, as the pressure of competition often brings out problems which often do not exist in practice. Your mind either works for you, or against you, just depending upon how you’ve “programmed” it to perform.

Any player can dramatically improve their tournament results through using mental training. Consistency, belief and confidence are all best achieved through a regular mental training program, which only takes about 10 minutes. Here are some of the benefits of mental training.

Well if you want to know more about all this mental games or in simple words Mental training ask the expert advice given by NIS qualified coach who has specialized in Sports Psychology.